Example sentences of "i [vb base] he [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That guy I mean he was winging it . |
| 2 | Well I mean he was stealing and then , what about that time when I rang the police to say he 's nicking apples out |
| 3 | Well it 's all the practice cos I mean he was moving all the time ! |
| 4 | He just says I mean he was saying to June |
| 5 | I mean he was saying that er erm what do you call him ? |
| 6 | I mean he was saying look we 're going to go out and we 're going to market Britain to the overseas visitors and they do bring a lot of money into this country , but I mean are we really going to get back to the levels that we 've seen in recent years ? |
| 7 | I mean he was doing that before we ever started audio description and now |
| 8 | ‘ I mean he was murdered . |
| 9 | and therefore what he said was , should be taken with a pinch of salt because , I mean he was selling his idea . |
| 10 | I mean he was talking to Norman over the fence the other day and it sounds like gunfire |
| 11 | I mean he was moaning about erm or those trade accounts were n't he ? |
| 12 | So , when I tell you that Paul was a contented Christian , I hope that you do n't think that I mean he was sitting quietly , comfortably , happy with the world and his life . |
| 13 | How he knew from which coach to retrieve her is a puzzle ; I expect he was telling a tale , but even this made him a very disagreeable character . |
| 14 | I expect he was using it , as Winston did his famous chamber under No. 10 . |
| 15 | ‘ I expect he was planning to get his job back once he 'd managed to get rid of you … ’ |
| 16 | Well I expect he was hurt poor lad . |
| 17 | Now well let's have a look at this horse and another schedule because as I say he was trained in Ireland by Arthur and er we saw them at Punchestown back in April where he finished second to another of his rivals today Bishops Hall . |
| 18 | ‘ I imagine he was referring to the Independence Day celebrations , ’ her husband had told her as he 'd led the way into the apartment . |
| 19 | I know he was looking for Nicola at one stage because he asked if I knew where she 'd gone . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh , I know he was suggesting ways of saving money , but I did n't really mind about that . |
| 21 | I know he was off he was off sick on Tuesday er but it 's I know he was hoping to come in today I know so it 's worth a look |
| 22 | I mean , a apart from Bertha , I know he was tricked into it by his father and brother , that marriage , but he |
| 23 | ‘ I know he was dealing . |
| 24 | I know he was thinking about divorce again , but Georgina would n't have made it easy . |
| 25 | But we were out , he was very good , I mean I know he was waiting there for us |
| 26 | er , so I 've a , is n't it , it 's a case of no news is possibly good news again , erm , I 'm trying to get in touch with the National Co-Organiser for Carl and John without er any success erm , I know he was going to the erm , the British Section just erm , he was gon na check on them and what actions were forthcoming but er , I have n't heard about that erm , I dare say there 's some on the way erm , the erm , the other few points were erm Jackie 's talk last month she mentioned that erm she was gon na give sort of the more forms sort of side presentation and stuff at their centre in North London , I 've got ta date for that now , it 's erm the eighteenth of March , which is a Wednesday so eh , I 'll certainly be going , if anybody else is interested that 's er , that 's the date er , it 's , it 's not entirely to do with but it , it has a link in , erm we were mentioning campaigns last month , I believe there 's a fourth coming one on , indigenous peoples , which , er , it 's , it 's all sort of triggered off by erm the er five hundredth anniversary of Columbus discovering the Americas erm , the erm cast and the whole of all the sort of the Region and Action networks and the Americas are , erm gon na have a big link in with that campaign so , erm , I , I 'd really like to see us sort of getting involved with that , yes , and , I mean , I 'll be involved to an extent anyway , cos some of the actions that I 'll getting will be sort of addressing the issue of indigenous people 's but erm , erm , they if , if nobody else is wiling to take it on , I 'll , I 'll , I 'd certainly be prepared to erm , sort of co-ordinate that campaign , erm , having said all that , erm I mentioned to a few people that erm , erm in the process of buying a house , so erm I could be moving in well hopefully as little as two months time so erm , I mean if er is as quite as it has been for the last few months , I probably wo n't have any problems , but erm , sod 's law it 's bound to pick up just as I 'm moving house |
| 27 | I know he was murdered but by whom or how , I could not say . ’ |
| 28 | But I assume he was telling me that they 'll ask for Harry Maxim and the Committee would rather he did n't go . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I remember he was singing ‘ Keep On Moving ’ at the soundcheck . |
| 30 | I remember he was fascinated about the Nilson murders , the man who cut up bodies and melted them down in his garden . ’ |